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Direct linkRachel D. Young; Alexandra M. Da Fonte; Miriam C. Boesch; Hanneh S. Shiheiber; Gillian C. Neff – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2025
Special education teachers have students in their classrooms with a variety of needs, and it is their responsibility to meet these needs for all students. Research shows special education teachers oftentimes enter the field with limited knowledge and skills to serve students with complex communication needs. The lack of background in augmentative…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Teacher Educators, Knowledge Level
Hannah J. Kammet; Sharon M. Darling; Charles E. Dukes; Rangasamy Ramasamy – Teacher Development, 2024
In-service general education teachers receive limited pre-service training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems and strategies. Therefore, pre-service training should expose general education teacher candidates to the field of AAC and its benefits. This study investigated the efficacy of an online professional development…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level
Alexandra Da Fonte, M.; Boesch, Miriam C.; DeLuca, Emily R.; Papp, Samantha K.; Mohler, Anna E.; Holmes, Emily E.; Clouse, Katie A.; Young, Rachel D.; Urbano, Richard – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Special education teachers are essential team members in the provision of services to students with complex communication needs. Professional competencies related to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices have been outlined for special education teachers as part of their professional standards. Yet, it is unclear to what extent…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Competencies
Joginder Singh, Susheel; Suhumaran, Liora Veralyn; Skulski, Kati; Ahmad Rusli, Yazmin – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Most speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in Malaysia practice with an undergraduate degree, which provides them with limited knowledge about and training in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This limited knowledge and training may affect their confidence and competence when introducing and using AAC with individuals for whom it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Thistle, Jennifer J.; Thiessen, Amber; Hart, Jeffery – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Graduate programs have made strides to improve augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) learning opportunities for pre-service speech-language pathologists (SLPs). In addition, a number of continuing education opportunities are available to practicing SLPs; however, many still report feeling underprepared to serve clients with AAC needs.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education
McCoy, Ashley Rae – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The present study evaluated the effects of online training on educators' knowledge and use of the system of least prompts (SLP) to support the communication of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). A quasi-experimental pre/post test group design with switching replications was…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Electronic Learning
Pennington, Robert C.; Walker, Virginia L.; Tapp, Melissa C. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2021
In this investigation, we surveyed 51 faculty members who were involved in teacher preparation programs in the area of extensive support needs (ESN) across a range of institutions of higher education. We asked participants to respond to questions related to the quality and quantity of program content focused on communication instruction and…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educators, College Faculty, Educational Quality
Download full textSubihi, Ahmad Saeed – International Journal of Special Education, 2013
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs), special education teachers (SETs), and occupational therapists (OTs) are all expected to encounter individuals with complex communication needs, who need for Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) (Costigan & Light, 2010). This study aimed to reveal special education student teachers' knowledge of…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
